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Table Of Contents
- 1 Getting Started 3
- 2 On-Screen Display Menu Navigation 7
- 3 Common AutoDome User Commands (unlocked) 27
- 4 Alternative Control Protocols 29
- 5 Pelco On-Screen Menus 33
- 6 Keyboard Commands by Number 37
- 7 Advanced Features 41
- 7.1 Alarm Rules (300 and 500i Series Only) 41
- 7.2 AutoTrack Operation (500i Series Only) 45
- 7.2.1 AutoTrack Settings and Recommendations 45
- 7.2.2 AutoTrack Optimization 46
- 7.3 Virtual Masking (500i Series Only) 47
- 7.4 Privacy Masking (300 and 500i Series Only) 47
- 7.5 Motion Detection with Region of Interest (500i Series Only) (Preset positions 90 through 99) 48
- 7.6 Image Stabilization (500i Series Only) 48
- 7.7 Pre-position Tour 48
- 8 Configuring and Using the IP AutoDome 49
- 8.1 Overview of Features 49
- 8.2 System Requirements 50
- 8.3 Connecting the IP AutoDome to the PC 50
- 8.4 Configuring the IP AutoDome Camera 51
- 8.5 Installing the Required Software 52
- 8.5.1 Changing the Network Settings 55
- 8.6 Main Screen 57
- 8.7 Viewing Live Images and Controlling the AutoDome PTZ 58
- 8.7.1 Establishing a Connection 58
- 8.7.2 Configuring Data Streams 58
- 8.7.3 Controlling Camera Operations 59
- 8.7.4 Entering a Keyboard Control Command 60
- 8.8 Alarm Connections 62
- 8.8.1 Sending an Alarm E-mail 63
- 8.9 Partitioning 64
- 8.9.1 Viewing the Partition Status 68
- 8.9.2 Editing a Partition 70
- 8.9.3 Deleting Recordings 71
- 8.9.4 Deleting all Partitions 71
- 8.10 Recording Scheduler 71
- 8.10.1 Holidays 72
- 8.10.2 Deleting Holidays 72
- 8.10.3 Time Periods 72
- 8.10.4 Activating the Recording 73
- 8.10.5 Recording Status 73
- 8.11 Recording Profiles 73
- 8.12 Alarm Rules 74
- 8.12.1 Creating Alarm Rules 75
- 8.12.2 Alarm Rule Examples 76
- 9 VG4 Audio Connections 81
- 10 Troubleshooting Guide 85
- 1 Getting Started
- 2 On-Screen Display Menu Navigation
- 3 Common AutoDome User Commands (unlocked)
- 4 Alternative Control Protocols
- 5 Pelco On-Screen Menus
- 6 Keyboard Commands by Number
- 7 Advanced Features
- 8 Configuring and Using the IP AutoDome
- 9 VG4 Audio Connections
- 10 Troubleshooting Guide
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F.01U.089.433 | 4.0 | 2008.09 User’s Manual Bosch Security Systems, Inc.
8.2 System Requirements
The IP AutoDome requires specific software and hardware to allow a user to view live images
and to configure camera settings over a TCP/IP network. These requirements are:
– A computer with the Microsoft Windows 2000 or XP operating system, network access,
and the Microsoft Internet Explorer Web browser version 6.0 or later, or
– A computer with Microsoft Windows 2000 or XP operating system, network access, and
reception software such as the Bosch VIDOS software or the Bosch Dibos 8.0, or
– An MPEG-4 compatible hardware decoder from Bosch Security Systems (such as the VIP
XD) as a receiver and a connected video monitor.
If you choose to use a computer running Microsoft Internet Explorer or any of the Bosch
software, the computer must conform to the following minimum requirements:
– Processor: 1.8 GHz Pentium IV
– RAM: 256 MB
– Video system: 128 MB video memory, 1024x768 display with a minimum of 16-bit color
– Network interface: 100-BaseT
–DirectX 9.0c
– Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 6.0 or higher
– MPEG ActiveX utility (available at www.boschsecurity.us)
– Java Virtual Machine (supplied)
To download the most recent version of MPEG AciveX go to www.boschsecurity.com,
click on your location, then select your country. Next. click on CCTV, then Download
Library, Software, CCTV, Camera PTZ, and select MPEG ActiveX x.xx.xxxx under the
camera model.
8.3 Connecting the IP AutoDome to the PC
1. Install the IP AutoDome according to the instructions in the AutoDome Modular Camera
System Installation Manual.
2. Connect an Ethernet cable from the IP AutoDome RJ45 connector to a dedicated
network switch to bypass the Local Area Network (LAN).
3. Connect the dedicated network switch to the RJ45 connector on the PC (see option A
below).
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NOTICE! Ensure the graphics card is set to 16-bit or 32-bit color. If you need further
assistance, contact your PC system administrator.
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NOTICE! The IP AutoDome can also be connected directly to a PC using an Ethernet crossover
cable with RJ45 connectors (see option B below).